The Name of the Wind

Book Playlist

The Name of the Wind Playlist

by Patrick Rothfuss, Marc Simonetti

20 tracks

balanced

Sep 18, 2026

4 mixes for this book

This reading playlist mirrors Kvothe’s unfolding mystery: quiet observations and hints of lore, followed by sudden bursts of tension and wonder. Instrumentals keep focus on the frame narrative and the University of Temerant’s shadows, while lyrics punctuate key emotional turns—loss, longing, ambition, and the uneasy pull of truth.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

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2

Mystery of Love

Sufjan Stevens · Mystery of Love

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3

Riptide

Vance Joy · Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)

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4

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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5

Kings & Queens

Ava Max · Heaven & Hell

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6

Ode To The Mets

The Strokes · The New Abnormal

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7

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie · I Will Follow You into the Dark

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8

The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash · American IV: The Man Comes Around

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9

Clapping Music

Steve Reich · Early Works

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10

In the House - In a Heartbeat

John Murphy · In the House - In a Heartbeat

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11

Benedictus

Karl Jenkins · Eventide

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12

The Ecstasy of Gold

Ennio Morricone · We All Love Ennio Morricone

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13

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

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14

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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15

Breezeblocks

alt-J · An Awesome Wave

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16

Someone Like You

Adele · 21

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17

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman · Tracy Chapman

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18

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen · Various Positions

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19

The Killing Moon

Echo & the Bunnymen · Ocean Rain (Expanded; 2007 Remaster)

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20

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

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